Nanoparticle properties of ZnAl2O4 obtained by hydrothermal method
M. VASILE1,2,*
,
P. VLĂZAN2,
A. BUCUR2,
P. SFÎRLOAGĂ2,
I. GROZESCU2,
N. M. AVRAM1,3
Affiliation
- Departament of Physics, West University of Timisoara, Timisoara, 300223, Romania
- National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Timisoara, 300224, Romania
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Bucharest, 050094, Romania
Abstract
Nanocrystallines ZnAl2O4 particles with a spinel structure were prepared by hydrothermal method. XRD analysis shows the high quality of spinel grains constituting the powder. The morphological structure of the resulting powders was examined by SEM, and the micrographs reveal the formation of soft agglomerates composed of nanometric scale particles. The AFM data for ZnAl2O4 show uniform surface without any valleys..
Keywords
Hydrothermal method, Nanoparticles, Zinc aluminates.
Citation
M. VASILE, P. VLĂZAN, A. BUCUR, P. SFÎRLOAGĂ, I. GROZESCU, N. M. AVRAM, Nanoparticle properties of ZnAl2O4 obtained by hydrothermal method, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 2, February 2010, pp.220-222 (2010).
Submitted at: Jan. 12, 2010
Accepted at: Feb. 2, 2010